Securities / Derivatives

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI, FSA Agree to Improve Mutual Cooperation on CCPs

    By Editors | 01/12/2022

    The letters of cooperation come after two years of negotiations between Indian and Japanese regulators on CCPs.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SOEs Undermine Credibility of China Green Finance Market

    By Christina Ng | 01/12/2022

    The IEEFA’s Christina Ng says China’s state-owned enterprises continue to allocate up to half of their green bond proceeds to non-green projects.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Korea to Limit Cross-shareholdings by Insurers in Affiliates

    By Editors | 30/11/2022

    Proposed bill targets Samsung Life Insurance, which controls a significant portion of the issued shares in Samsung Electronics.

    Market Infrastructure

    FSC Korea to Ease Regulations to Lure Global Investors

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/11/2022

    Foreign investors will no longer need to register their identities prior to investing in Korean stocks. The dividend-payment process is also being revised.

    Securities / Derivatives

    KRX Launches New Market Segment for Blue Chip Stocks

    By Editors | 30/11/2022

    The KOSDAQ Global segment comprises 51 companies with a combined market cap of about KRW 78 trillion, which represents 23 percent of the KOSDAQ market.

    Capital / Liquidity

    BCBS Warns of Risks from Bank Exposures to Leveraged NBFIs

    By Editors | 30/11/2022

    Bank exposures to NBFIs, particularly highly leveraged firms, could lead to excessive risk concentration and potential liquidity issues.

    ESG / Sustainability

    SGX to Help Investors Identify Bonds Meeting Sustainability Standards

    By Editors | 29/11/2022

    Issuers that meet certain recognised standards will be able to use an ‘SGX Sustainable Fixed Income’ mark to identify their securities.

    Securities / Derivatives

    HKEX Launches Options on Hang Seng TECH Index Futures

    By Editors | 29/11/2022

    The new contract and other enhancements to Hang Seng TECH Index derivatives suite will provide global investors more choice and flexibility, said HKEX’s Wilfred Yiu.

    Market Infrastructure

    India to Move F&O Stocks to T+1 Settlement in January

    By Editors | 29/11/2022

    The initial plan was to move stocks for which futures and options are available to the new T+1 settlement cycle in two batches.

    ESG / Sustainability

    HKEX Publishes Latest Findings from Review of ESG Disclosures

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/11/2022

    HKEX said it is currently reviewing its ESG framework with a focus on enhancing climate disclosures amongst issuers.

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